Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

Returning to the 2016 memo, when Mr. O'Brien looked at it, it was within the range that would not have caused him particular concerns? The communications strategy was to communicate with people who would be told that there had been a false negative in the past. There was a catastrophic piece of communications work to be done. Two separate things are happening in this case. One is looking at the overall system and the level of error, while the communications strategy was only about communicating with people who would be told something very significant. We know that one person, Vicky Phelan, went through the courts system - I understand there were more - and was not subject to a confidentiality agreement. Where is the process between the HSE and the States Claims Agency in that regard? I do not see it. It is as if there are two parallel universes. The fact that Vicky Phelan did not sign a confidentiality agreement has led to the issue being brought into the public arena. How will Mr. O'Brien deal with the fact that he only learned from the news headlines that something as significant as this case was going through the courts?